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Active Tool - Die Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Charles, Minnesota · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
3citation items
$472current penalties
Nov 19, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Active Tool - Die Inc in Minnesota one time.

It opened on Nov 19, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Saint Charles.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $675; today they stand at $472, 30% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Active Tool - Die Inc averages $472 across 1 cited inspection.

Active Tool - Die Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344457270 OPENED NOV 19, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Dec 11, 2019

2143 Donahue Ave, Saint Charles, MN 55972 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$225$158Nov 26, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$225$158Nov 26, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$225$158Nov 26, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.242(b)

(b) Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment.

29 CFR 5206.700

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